PLOT C Starts
C1 DRUMM0ND: SIMPSON
"Here lyes HELEN DRUMMOND daughter to ADAM DRUMMOND of Megginch Esq. She died anno 1716 aged 28, ALISON DRUMMOND her sister spouse to Mr. MATTHEW SIMSON, minister of the gospel here, died Feb 24 aged .... ALISON SIMSON their daughter died Feb 25 aged ..... KATHARINE SIMSON their second daughter. She died Feb 27 aged 2., These three died of a violent feaver and in the year 1736."
(Curiosly, records salvaged from the demolition of a chemist's shop in Grassmarket, Edinburgh, in 1973 show that the "violent feaver" was in fact typhoid.)
C2 BEGBIE
"Erected by JOHN BEGBIE in memory of his father ROBERT BEGBIE who died .
. 1825 aged 84(?) years, He lived as gardener at .....land farm. MARY ...... his spouse died ..... 1853, Also JANET BEGBIE their daughter ....... "
C3 MOFFAT : PRINGLE : INGLES
"In memory of WILLIAN MOFFAT ........PRINGLE .....BARBARA INGLES,...... (The greater part of the text is indecipherable. This stone was sited here in 1973, having previously been lying against the church wall. There has been another burial here, but no details remain of it.)
C4 RIACH
To MAGGIE, eldest child of Rev.W.L.Riach. Born 19 July 1862, died 26 September 1865."
(The Reverend Riach was minister in Pencaitland church, 1855 to 1872. The top of this small tombstone keeps being knocked off and as frequently replaced.)
C5 FORBES: OSWALD
" K F
To the memorie of UMqLE KA FORBES daughter to Mr Io FORBES Minister to the English Merchants Adventurers at Delf and spous to M Io OSWALD late preacher at this Kirk and now removed to A.B.D.
Happie in birth, match comely feature
And evrie virtue Graceing nature
In nothing Cross'd but Barren Wombe
All that was flesh rests in this tombe.
Of her whose inward sprightlie gifts
Them matched whom grace to glory lifts
These life conjoin'd death separate
Each his what either aimed at
Earth with respect its own possesses
And heav'ne its due all men confesses.
Done by the sad loving husband, M Io OSWALD Anno Dom 1639"
C6 No longer exists
The stone which rested against the church wall in this position in 1969 was resited in the position C3 in 1973.
C7 Unknown
This is the site of a tomb only. There is no stone now remaining,
C8 Unknown
The words "Memento Mori" are visible above a profile skull at the west end of this tabular stone.
The south side shows another profile skull with
crossbones alongside, a crossed spade and shovel, and a motif of twined thongs or straps. The north side is similar to the south side but has a device of crossed arrow and scythe instead of crossed spade and shovel. There has been lettering on the west side but this is totally defaced.
C9 possibly BEL
"IOVN VXOR IOANNIS BEL SCH........ B C "
(Possibly: Joun, uxor Joannis Bel, Sch
Note that the final "C" lies
on its side, open side to the top.) The stone looks very old.
C 10 PRINGLE
"Here lyes DAVID PRINGLE lei.... in Miltoun. Husband .......
(The remainder is indecipherable. This stone possesses some interesting decoration. )
C11 DUNLOP : HAMILTON: DUNCAN
"Sacred to the memory of PETER DUNLOP who died at Pencaitland 8th September
1899 aged 64 years, Also his wife ELIZABETH HAMIILTON who died 16th
August 1914 aged 77 years, Also their daughter MARY DUNCAN who died
26th September 1922. ISABEL who died 6th August 1923. And their
youngest son ROBERT who died at New York 5th May 1926, Also their
second son JOHN who died 29th April 1929. Also their eldest son CHARLES
who died 10th February 1949, ELIZABETH who died 2nd June 1954."
C 12 PRINGLE
"Here lyes DAVID PRINGLE farmer in Templehall who died Octr 18 1733 aged 65 years. LILLIES PRINGLE his spouse died Feb 15 1742 aged 73 years. ROBERT PRINGLE their son died April 2 1699 aged 6 months. JOHN PRINGLE died Oct 18 1714 aged 12 years. JEAN PRINGLE died July 4 (?) 1733 aged 24 years."
Some notes about the Pringles: A John Pringle appears as a Writer to the
Signet - M. Ioanni Pringill - in 1638 and also in connection with East
and West Templehall (Templihall) in 1636. John and Robert Pringle
appear to have been owners of Fountainhall from 1650 or so. Vide carvings on wall at Fountainhall: I,P. M.D. (John Pringle and Margaret Dickson ?) R,P, V,C, (Robt Pringle and Violet Cant ?) also the letters V,L,I,E, on a shield,)
C13 HOWDEN: BURNS
In loving memory of WILLIAM HOWDEN, farmer Broomrigg, died 30th August 1899 aged 75 years. Also his wife MARGARET BURNS died 3rd July 1905 aged 77 years."
C14 HAMILTON: BIRRELL
"Sacred to the memory of ELIZABETH BIRRELL, wife of JOHN HAMILTON, late baker of Pencaitland, who died on the 4th of May 1854 aged 47 years. Also of their children MARY born 10th Nov 1834 ; died 7th March 1839. JAMES born 12th April 1841; died 23rd Jan 1850. ELIZABETH born 31st Oct 1844; died 15th Oct 1849. ROBERT, born 7th Feb 1847; died 2nd Oct 1847. JOHN, born 1st June 1839; died 23rd Oct 1871. JESSIE born 10th Nov 1834; died 15th June 1895.
The loved but not the lost
Oh no: They have not ceased to be
Nor live alone in memory
'Tis we who still are tossed
0'er life's wild sea, it's we who die
They only live whose life is immortality.
JOHN HAMILTON died 2nd October 1889 aged 83 years."
C15 Unknown
"R A H Y "
(Hourglass, indecipherable shield, skull and crossbones; winged angel on obverse. All text entirely eroded,)
C16 ROBERTSON
"Erected by ALEX and JAMES ROBERTSON in memory of their affectionate father
, ROBERTSON
aged 62 years
"
(The remainder is indecipherable)
C17 Unknown
Superscription of armorial bearings reads"In God is all our Trwst"
C18 WEDDERBURN : RENTON
"Here lyes THO, WEDDERBURN ......
GM RW,
Viro probo GEORGIO RENTONO et ipsius familiae P.E.H.M. qui obit 28.Martii an 1640 aetatis suae 76,"
C19 SMITH
"Erected in memory of ANDREW SMITH, forrester at Fountain Hall who died ..... 190- aged ... years,
(The remainder is indecipherable)
C20 TURNBULL : RAE
"Sacred to the memory of ISABEL RAE who died on the 21st March 1819 (or 1813?) spouse of ANDREW TURNBULL, late farmer of Houden, who died on 28th Jan 1850 and of AGNESS TURNBULL their daughter who died on the 28th of December 1833, also WILLIAM TURNBULL their son who died on 6th May 1861, also JANET TURNBULL their daughter who died on the 5th Feb 1870. Also of MARGARET TURNBULL who died in infancy."
PLOT "C" ENDS